TW5 multiple tag search using drop-down list

[Jon]

Hi,

I've searched through the forum so apologies if I've overlooked an answer previously given to this.

I'd like to set something up so that I can apply a filter using drop down lists of the available tags so I can then search for all the tiddlers tagged with both A and B by selecting each tag from the drop down list.

Hopefully that makes sense.

Thanks
Jon

[Jed Carty]

You can look at the Bookmarks Sorted by Tags tab here to see an example.

[Jon]

Thanks Jed, that looks like what I'm after but I'm afraid it's a bit beyond me - I've looked in $:/plugins/inmysocks/Bookmarks/Bookmarks by Tags, but I don't know what text to substitute for my own case eg. for <$set name=searchSelection value={{$:/state/Bookmarks/BookmarksByTags}}> ?

Jon

[Eric Shulman]

On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 1:04:19 PM UTC-7, Jon wrote:

I'd like to set something up so that I can apply a filter using drop down lists of the available tags so I can then search for all the tiddlers tagged with both A and B by selecting each tag from the drop down list.

Using standard TiddlyWiki syntax (no plugins):

Find tiddlers tagged with:

<$select tiddler="$:/temp/tag1">
   <$list filter="[all[]tags[]sort[]]">
      <option value=<<currentTiddler>>><<currentTiddler>></option>
   </$list>
</$select>
and
<$select tiddler="$:/temp/tag2">
   <$list filter="[all[]tags[]sort[]]">
      <option value=<<currentTiddler>>><<currentTiddler>></option>
   </$list>
</$select>

Found <$count filter="[tag{$:/temp/tag1}tag{$:/temp/tag2}]" /> matching tiddlers:

<$list filter="[tag{$:/temp/tag1}tag{$:/temp/tag2}]">
   <li><$link><<currentTiddler>></$link></li>
</$list>

enjoy,

-e

Eric Shulman

TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios

InsideTiddlyWiki: The Missing Manuals

[Matabele]

Hi Jon

I remember playing around with something like this using my $checklist widget -- have a look at the Select by ANDing Tags example here.

regards

[Jon]

That works Eric, thank you.

I wonder if the behaviour could be changed a bit so that the first selection shows the tiddlers with that tag and then the second selection shows the match- at the moment it will only show tiddlers with a match for both tags.

I suspect the next request might be less straight forward - it would be great to be able to type the name of the tag for it to be selected in the same way as the normal tiddler tagging mechanism. At the moment, typing will only reliably select the first letter of the tag and then you need to scroll.

Thanks Matabele - I'll look into that too.

Regards
Jon

[Danielo Rodríguez]

There is a plugin that I have created for that purpose :

http://braintest.tiddlyspot.com/#TagsSearch-Plugin

Hope it still works.
Regards

[Eric Shulman]

On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 10:55:38 PM UTC-7, Jon wrote:

That works Eric, thank you.

I wonder if the behaviour could be changed a bit so that the first selection shows the tiddlers with that tag and then the second selection shows the match- at the moment it will only show tiddlers with a match for both tags.

change the filter in the second select list from

<$select tiddler="$:/temp/tag2">
   <$list filter="[all[]tags[]sort[]]">

to

<$select tiddler="$:/temp/tag2">
   <$list filter="[tag{$:/temp/tag1}tags[]sort[]]">

[Jon]

Perfect, thanks Eric.

Regards
Jon

[Jon]

Hi Danielo,

I already had your plug-in installed but I couldn't manage to add another tag in the 2nd box...?

Regards
Jon

[Danielo Rodríguez]

The first box is 'and' tags, the second one is to filter out results by text